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HE ENLIGHTENS TAX PAYERS.
Choteau County's Finances—Jere Sullivan Talks About Our Mother
County.
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CHOTEAU. TETON COUNTY. MONTANA.* FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1896.
XO.
Chairman SuUivan of the board of
f -county commissioners for Chotenu county writes h very instructive letter to the
River Press, showing why *he county
-ravennes are insufficient for the present
it-beds and necessary 'expenses -connected
with county government. The letter
eeeniB to be the result of a feeling on the
I -part of thf> board that tho people do not
1 understand why tbe debt of the county
was increased $20,000 during the year
while the tax levy was $94,000. He re-'
I'-fers to some statements in the Preee. in
regard to county finances, made soma
1 weeks since.
"Beginning with your assertion that
Ithe taxes levied in this county this year
■amount to the round sum of $94,000, it
Ishould be explained that this amount in-
Iclnde the state, county, stock, school and
(special levies, as well as the municipal
levies in the incorporated towns—everything in fact thnt passes through the
^treasurer's hands. Of the 23 mills on
Ithe dollar which is* the total levy thia
Bar but 16J£ millB is for tb.e U6e of the.
county, which includes the school money
anyone-half mill special for bridges
The balance goes to tho state, viz., G1^
mills.
"Look at your tax receipt and see how
.the money is distributed. The general
fund, of course, is the one that is used to
bear the great burden of expense. Every
item of expense that is incurred in carrying on the county government is riaid out
of tliis fund except when provided to be
paid out of tho other, "funds—the court
expenses, sheriff's expenses, bailiffs,
guards, board of prisoners and jurors,
justices of tho peace aud constables, coroner's expenses, blanks and blank books,
printing bills, fuel, furniture, repairs and
u the hundred other items that constantly
k come up. Tho contingent fund is for the
I payment of salaries and is never large
■ enough; the poor fund for the poor and
■ tbc road fund for the roads, but they nroj!
h never large <fciougl_ to meet the e*qAoUt-e :', -■•
'. for which they were created and lf°nce
" the deficit." * I
"•-notlier great dump hole for e_jjenso
is tho county roads, which perhapf *ow
of tho taxpayers understand much l"00"*
except thoso interested. Jn a / semi-
mountainous country like ours roc-0,8 arQ
a necessity and have proved rathe?1" nn ex"
pensive luxury. It is not t)xtrav!aSunt to
assume the money expended on' *ne PUD-
, lie roads in this county to date 'isnot less
(than §200,000, and yet there ar*-4 not half
enough of them and those that are ou
' record are not. half completed." ^ evcry
meeting of the bonrd of Coj-nmissionors
they are flooded with petitiof8 for rouds
and bridges from sections o* tne county
of which they have not, the slightest
' knowledge, and their only ff«idance is
tho law governing thejcaso ana the
formality of tbe petition.'i
"The new codes have iF-oWed an additional expense ot at leas* *2>500 iQ new
books and blanks, in exfa clerk Wre °y
doubling the duties oBthe treasurer an i
county clerk, as woll a? augmenting the
duties of the clerk of tife courfc nnd a8S;
essord-in fact all the 'Officers. It has
been found necessary tq »uild a fire-proof
vault to provide a sate, Place ot deposit
for valueable county "cords that could
not be replaced if desj*royed b>'fire* Tbe
project of building a iocal ^1 at Havre
is also under considj8"-4101-' another item
of expense which, ™*J temporarily increase expenditure?- *»*' wil1 Probably effect a saving late,e-on*
»*"_*ToW yrhf~<lf)eB the country run m
I debt? Simply because there have not
■ been taxes enoiigh levied to pay running
I expenses, nor Mat there ever been a year
I in the history (of the country when the
Itnx levied metjthe expenses. They have
loll drawn on ibe future, which is questionable financiering. Somebody has
eown the wirwl, and now comes the whirlwind. TherB has always been a tempta-
| tion to keep'taxes down, or in other words
to run in debt and pay interest. It is
I safe to say that there has been interest
enough paid on warrants in this county
j to almost equal our net indebtedness.
I Instead of 16 mills on the dollar to meet
I county expenses, there should have been
I levied 21 mills; and so it has gone on
I from year to year, the taxeB falling short
[of 3 to 5 mills on the.dollar ot paying expenses, lhat ia why we run behind.
How wiH it bo "next year, in 1896? Prob-
I ably the same aa this. "Where will this
■thing atop? It-xnuat atop when we have
I Teached th-s limit allow* by law, which is
"jb[per cent, ot our assessed valuation.
„'•;'.«*_-at ia there not a ray of light some-
yarhere ahead? Yea; after tho coming
ed materially. They now draw about
•820,000 per year; the leakage in tho road
fund will be stopped; the "necessary improvements will be completed; the floating or warrant indebtedness may be funded, as well as redeemable bonds refunded
at a lower rate of interest than they bear
now. Then again, assessable property
will be increasing, and means may be
discovered whereby a full assessment
imay be attained on a class ot property
'which is now practically invisible' to the
iasseaaor, and upon which there is a well
jgr'otinded suspicion .-that .one-half the
(taxes are not paid; and above all, take
pt-epa to restrict the ceurt to two terms
jh. If these things can be brought
ibout, and a better feeling exist among
leighbors throughout the country, there
buo reason why wo cannot get down to a
lash basis after 1896. Levy taxes enough
o meet current expenses, und quit driiir-
jog on the future. The thing can be
(tone, and ut a less rate ofj taxation than
Jptains now.
Before closing, I wish to say a word
t bout the county commissioners, without
I avoring them in any way, but simply to
£ tate facts which are not generally known.
rj ?hey are popularly supposed to be responsible for everything; no matter what
0omes or goes, it is the proper thing to
j] old them responsible for it. This ia en-
t rely wrong; they actually have no con-
t -ol over nine-tenths ot the outlay, to-wit:
q ourt expenses, $10,000 to $15,000; sala-
r es of officers, §20,000; school moneys,
$12,000; interest moneys, $10,000, and
p radically road money, $9,000. There is
0-,'er $00,000 they have nothing to say
al nout the disbursement of. The-forego-
iJg: are practically fixed charges, except
C(lurt expenses, which vary. Of the ie-
m fiinder of the expenses, thoy have no
co ntrol over the sheriff's expenses, tho
co unty attorney's office, tho expenses of
knilif-s, guards, etc., so that their jurisdic-
tjc n simmers down to the disbursement
, )l a very small portion of tho taxes col-
ected. There is one matter of which
., hey have the control, and have always
md until tho codes came into effect, and
I hut is tho amount of taxes levied for
:ounty expenses. Now they aro restrict-
CHAPTERS I, 11, III. '
d to IG mills, which is not enough."
Senator Squre's Luck.
New York Tribune: Senator Watson
C. Squire of Washington passed through
tho city, on his way to tho national capital, recently. Mr. Squiro is ono of tho
quietest men in tho upper branch of congress, but ho has a keen sense of humor.
Poker stories were tho theme of discussion—and who has not heard of a sonsa-
tional poker game? Therefore, when Mr.
Squire started to tell about a certain
game, every one waited with interest.
He said:
"I have only twice touched cards since
I entered the senate. It was to kill timo
on both occasions. Onco we were ou a
! tour somewhere in tho west and thp second time it was in tho south. The first
time I did not want to play pokor, and
kept out for a whilo, but fiually went in.
The limit was small, and I won a few.dol-
lars. This I gave to the colored attendant along with us.
■'The second time wo had the same attendant along with us, aud I
said that I would piny, but, if I won, I
would give it to the attendant. We
started to play, and, as I was fortunate, I
rolled up a big stack of chips, and then I
lost one or two small bots. That attendant bobbed around the table in a fever of
anxiety, and in a few minutes developed
the worst attack ot 'cold feet' that I ever
■aw. He wanted to serve dinner—anything to put an end to the game, for he
feared that the chips would melt and he
would be out. I stayed on, however, and
a big pot came. The bets went backward
and forward. I hold a good hand, and I
bet it. The colored fellow was shaking
with excitement. He watched every bet
with bulging eyes until all my chips were
in the pot; and then he gave a great gasp
of resignation, as if all were lost. When
it came to showing the cards, I won.
The fellow nearly stood on his head with
delight, and now I believe that I am the
only member of the senate whom he takes
his hat off to, and I heard him saying
one day to a new member of the senate.
'•Deed, siih, Massa Squiro was the
wusteat man fur to win dat ebber was.
He hab moro luck dan do dobble. He
done know how to play cyarda you bet."
Part III, Title VII of the Political Code,
Concerning B-ards of Health
and Cemeteries.
Now, that tho reason of malignant, infections and contagions diseases' is at
hand, the peoplo need, every available
means of protection which the law "may
afford and to tbat end we publish below
tha law oreating and governing -"boards
of health," also that concerning the "registry of births, deaths and marriages"
and the laws governing cemeteries.
These are things the people should
know and wo hasten to place them before
the public:
BOARDS OF HBAT-TH.
Section 28C0. There is in each county
a Board of Health which consists ot the
County Commissioners and ono physician entitled to practice medicine and
surgery under tho laws of the utate, who
must be appointed by the Board ot
County Commissioners, and hold his office for the term ot two years, unless
sooner removed by tho Board. In case
ot a vacancy in his office, the Board must
appoint a successor for the unexpired
term.
Section 2861. It is the duty of lho
Board of Health to establish for tho
county, or any part thereof, such sanitary
rules and regulations as may be necessary to prevent the outbreak or spread of
infectious or contagious diseases. Any
person failing or refusing to comply with
or obey such rules and regulations is
guilty of a misdemeanor.
Section 2862. Tho Board of Health of
any county may declaro quarantine therein or in an> part thereof, against contagious or infectious diseases prevailing
in any other place, and against all persons and things likely to spread contagion or infection. The Board has powor
and authority to enforce such quarantine
until the same is raised by it, and may
confine any person affected with or likely
to spread contagious or infectious disease
to tho houso or premises in which he resides; or if such person has no residence
tin tho'ccjunly, to a pla*-o to btv- provjded-
by the Board for that purpose.
Section 2863. Evory practicing physician must report promptly to the county
Board of Health of tho county in which
there aro any diseases of an infectious or
contagious nature, under treatment by
him, and tho Board must at onco take tho
nciessary precaution to prevent tho
spread of the sime.
Section 2864. All necessary oxpenscs
incurred by the Board in enforcing the
provisions of this Chapter must bo paid
out of the county treasury, from tho general fund of the county.
IIECH8TKY OP lllIlTnS, DEATHS AND
MABKIAaES.
Pink of Propriety.
''&-yi\x9 wlarieeof officers will be reduc
It-fSS*.',.
Salem Gazette: Mies Pert—la Miss
Straight Laca circumspect?
Miss Caustic -Circumapect! Why, she
won't accompany • a young man to tho
piano without a chaperon^
Section 2870. All persons who perform
tho marriage ceremony must keep a registry of tho time of each marriago so celebrated, the residonce, the names in full,
the placo ot birth, tho age of each party,
and whether oither has over been married
before.
Section 2871. All physicians and professional midwives must keep a registry
of the time of cacu birth at which they
assist professionally, the sex, race and
color of tho child, and the names and
residence of tho parents.
Section 2872. Physicians who attend
deceased persons in their last sickness,
Clergyman who officiate at a funeral, coroners who hold inquests, sextons and
undertakers who bury deceased persons,
must each keep a registry of tha name,
age, residence and time of death of such
person.
Section 2873. All persons registering
marriages, births or deaths must quarterly file with the county clerk a certified
copy of their register. All such certificates must specify, aB near as may bo ascertained, the namo in full, occupation,
age, term of residence in tho city or
county, birthplace, condition, whether
single or married, widow or widower, sex,
race, color, last place of residence, and
causo of death of all decedents-
Section 2874. If at any birth no physician or midwife attends, the parents
must make the report.
Section 2875. The county clerk must
keep separate registers, to be known as
the "Register of Marriages," tho "Register of Births," and the "Register of
DeathB," in which the marriages, birthB
and deaths certified to him must be numbered in the order in which they are reported to him. There must be stated in
each register, in separate columns, properly headed, the various facta contained
in the certificates, and the name and official or cfarical position of the person
making the report. The county clerk
must carefully examine each report, and
register the samo marriage, birth or death
but once, although it mny bp reported by
different persons.
CEMETERIES AND SEPULTURE.
Section 2880. The title to lands used
as a public cemetery or gravoyard, situated in or near to any city, town or village,
aud used by the inhabitants thereof con-
tiuously, without interruption, as a burial
ground? for five yoarst iB vested in the inhabitants of- such oity, town or village,
and th*e lands, must not be used for any
other purpoaa.-than a pnbli-5 cemetery,
except that-the ^bodios interred therein,
maybe remov-*tahd no Others interred
therein, upon jhe order of the, Board ot
Conilty .Commissioners", .oity^council pr
other-body bttv-ng authority, when it np-
poTs-that the,-public health is endangered er for. any t^ljer good cause, but a new
cemetery mq&jETbe purchased and laid out
by propor -authority and such bodies removed aud iri'terred therein, nud the old
cemetery miiy be sold aud the proceeds
applied to-tHe purchase of the new cemetery.
Section 2881. Six or more human
bodies buried at one place constitutes tho
place a cemetery.
Section -268.. Incorporated cities or
towns, and Yor unincorporated towns or
villages, tlie)Board of County Commissioners of the county, may survey, lay
out and dedicate of the public lands aitu-
uted in or nssar such city, town or village,
not exceeding five acres, for cemetery and
burial purposes. The survey and description thereof, together with a certified
copy of tho order constituting the same a
cemetery, must bo recorded in the oflice
of tho county clerk m which the same is
located.
Section _883. "The inhabitants ot any
city, town, village, or neighborhood may,
by subscription, or otherwise, purchase
or receive by gift or donation, lands not
exceeding ono hundred and sixty acres"to
be used as a cemetery, tho title thereof to
be vested in such inhabitants, and when
once dedicated for use foi burial purposes, must thereafter bo used for no
other purpose, oxcept as provedod in Section 2880.
Section 2884. Tho public cemeteries of
cities, towrs, villages, or neighborhoods,
,mu-sM>e^3V.*>-Ked'and laid oM* inkblots,
and the general management, conduct
and regulation of interments, perrmts'-'to
inter or remove interred bodies, fNe disposition of lots, kooping tho samo in
order, aro under tho jurisdiction and control of tho cities and towns owniDg the
same, if incorporated; if not, then under
the jurisdiction and control of the Board
of County Commissioners ot tho county
in which they are situated.
Section 2885. The Board of County-
Commissioners, city trustees, or other
coiresponding authorities having juns-
diclioi: and control of cemeteries, may
mako general rules and regulations thero
for, and appoint sextons nnd other officers to enforce obedience to the same
with such other powers and duties regarding tho cemetery as they may deem
necessary, including tho right by taxation to raise money, purchase laud, lay
out cemeteries unci nianago lhem.
Section 2886. The authority having
tho control of a public or privato cemetery must requiro a registry of name, age,
birthplace, and the date of death and
burial of every body interred therein, to
be kept, by tho sexton or other officer-
open to public inspection.
Section 2887. Any person on whom
any duty iB imposed by Chapters I, II,
and III, of this Title, who fails, negelects,
or refuses to perform the same as therein
required, is liable to a penalty of fifty
dollars, to be recovered by the county attorney of the county, and when recovered
must be paid into the general fund of the
county.
They Saw the President.
Not long after Lincoln's election to tho
presidency he was in his office in tho old
state house in Springfield, when a tall,
lank countryman put his head into the
door and asked to see Mr. Lincoln. He
was from Kansas, ho explained, and with
his family was going back to Indiana.
Ho had voted for Mr. Lincoln nnd wanted
to see him. Mr. Lincoln received his unconventional caller with politenes and
presently the man asked: "What kind
of a tree is that below therein tho yard?"
It was a warm November day, and tho
window was open. Mr. Lincoln looked
out and said: "It is a cypress. I suppose you would havo known it if you had
been on tho ground." "No, I don't mean
thut," said the countryman; "I mean
tbe other one nearer tbo house. Yon
will have to loan farther out." Mr. Lincoln leaned oat and then, straightening
up, he said: "There is no other one."
"No?" said the man; "well do you see
that woman and them threo children over
there in that wagon? That is my wife
and children. 1 told them I would show
them the president-elect of the United
States, and I have, ftood-by, Mr. Lincoln." And so saying ho stalked down
staira.
Some of the Week's News. .
Fifty people were killed or injured and
seventeen nre missing from an explpsion
of fire damp at a colliery in Prussia.,
Severe storms are reported in the east.
Moonshiners ore arrested in Kentucky
after some bloodshed.
Lord Dunraven leaves for England
without accomplishing anything before
the yacht committee.'
War preparations are made in South
Africa, at Johannesburg.
Several persons were killed by an
earthquake in Italy.
Governor Riokarda goes to Washing?
ton to interest the general government in
the Cree In-dinn depredations in Montana.
* . ,.
Robert McDnniela" is shot by "Doc"
Bovee, in a quarrel over a woman, at
Wicks, on tho. 33lh ult.
The gold reserve reaches 64L{milliov>'-
The beer trust in Chicago is broken.
San Francisco gets another sensational-
cobo in court. Rev. C. O. Brown charges
a Mrs. Davidson with criminal oxtortiou.
A. Dncharme & Co., a shoe firm of
Butte, fail.
Tho administration willingly puts nil
responsibility of legislation upon tho republicans in congross.
A man nnd woman nro cremated alive
by lynchers at Lebanon, Ky.
A burgular gets tipsy nnd gives hini-
self away, in Helena.
Major General Miles is licensed by the
secretary of war, of being too talkative.
Venezuela makes preparation to defend
its territory by arms.
Gladstone receives many messages of
congratulation from all over the world,
on his eighty-sixth biarthday which occurred on tho 29th ult.
The Cuban patriots won a battle near
Colon. About 1500 Spanish soldiers nro
supposed to havo beeu slain.
Tho Atlantic exposition closed on tho
31st.
Greatest of January
Clearance Sales.
$50,000 worth of elegant winter
DRY GOODS slmighiered for
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15 a national organization advocating
" Protection to American Labor and
Industry" as explained by its constitution, as follows:
" Thp objoct of this Leaguo shall be to protect:
Amorican labor by a tariff on imports, whioh shall
ndoquatoly assure American industrial products
•gainst tho competition of foreign labor."
There are no personal or private
profits in connection with the organization and it is sustained by memberships,
contributions and the distribution of its
publications.
FIRST: Correspondence is solicited regarding*
"M«'P'>|"'ship." and "Official Correspondents."
SECON D: We need and welcome contributions,
Whother small or largo, to our cause,
TfalRD: Wo publish a large lino of documents
••Svoring all phases of tho Tariff question. Complete sot will bo mailed to any addrossfor 60 conta.
♦ FOURTH: Send postal card ro uost for free
eamplo oopy of - tn'es-" American Economist."
Address Wilbur F. Wakeman, Genoral Secretary,
135 Weot 23d 8treet. Now York.
THE CASCADE BANK
of Great Falls, Mont.
As n result of recent investigation, it
would seom that science had at lost unearthed the strange socrot of tho snalco
charmer, says tho New York World. For
years it has been a mystery how certain
individuals could handlo tho most veuo-
mous serpents with impunity, suffering
not tho slightest harmful effects, oven if
bitten repeatedly. Somo timo since it
was suggested tbat this immunity from
the ovil effects of tho poison might bo
duo to the fact that tho charmers havo
frequently beon accidentally bitten by
cobras and Icnrits, and having survived
tho first attack.experienced no evil effect
from subsequent bites. Much attention
has been directed in India to tho experiments which have lately beon mado with
a view to determining the valuo of this
theory, and it has been clearly shown
that when the venom is introduced into
the system in gradually increasing doses
lho subject need not fear tho vicious
fangs of tho reptile.
Cases of immunity from scorpion stings
are al«o well known. A gentleman iD India, hearing of a Mahometan fakir, who
had established a reputation for himBelf
in this respect, dotoi mined to investigate
the case and banish, if possible, all chance
of trickery. He therefore dug up the
scorpions himself, and these formidable
creatures he describes as being from five
to seven inches long, with claws liko
those of lobsters.
These scorpions the fakir waB told to
irritate, bnt to avoid adopting the coarse
usually pursued by the fakirs for this
purpose, namely, by pinching the
tbo end of the tail. „ This is almost a snre
way of preventing tho scorpion from
stingiug. By touching them on the part
of the body indicated, each ono of them
stung him strongly enough to draw blood
but tho man was apparently none tho
worse. Thero could bo no doubt as to
tbo genuineness of tho exhibition, aud
the fakir was bolieved when ho said that
he had frequently been the victim of a
scorpion's sting.
II
iicoriioriltwl under tlio laws of Montana
April r.,18«l.]
Capital - - $75,000.
Surplus - - - 15,000.
, K. At Wilson President,
.laeob Switzer Vlec-Prcsldimt,
!•'. I'. Atkinson (Vshici*,
XV. XV. Miller Assistant. Cusliiei
Diur.CTOHfl:
. K. Atklii**oii,l*\ P. Atkinson. lVtcr Liir.-on.
.lolm.I. Klhs, .lucob Switzer, .Tens Leslie
i A general tinnkini; business tninsoutcd. I:»
I teresl, allowed on time denoslts.
How Could He?
Lewiston (Me.) Jdurnal: It was in a
Caribou church only a week ago Sunday
that the choir did not put in an appearance at the opening honr. The pastor
arose, glanced at the empty choir seats
and said: "I see the singers aro absent
this morning. Let all arise and sing
•Praise God From "Whom All Blessings
Flow.'"
Say yon saw it in Thb Montakl-n.
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We sell lots and build homes in
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•
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Millinery Shop
and examine Quality of Goods
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Make Your "Wants
, • Known by advertising- In tbe
|"*\ eolumnsof this, the bestpaper
L i publislicd lu Teton county.
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theso columns. otherwise-yo'tt'I?.''*?'-%}'
will liuvu to work. " *.-■'' V:-/;-'.^
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Choteau County's Finances—Jere Sullivan Talks About Our Mother
County.
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CHOTEAU. TETON COUNTY. MONTANA.* FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1896.
XO.
Chairman SuUivan of the board of
f -county commissioners for Chotenu county writes h very instructive letter to the
River Press, showing why *he county
-ravennes are insufficient for the present
it-beds and necessary 'expenses -connected
with county government. The letter
eeeniB to be the result of a feeling on the
I -part of thf> board that tho people do not
1 understand why tbe debt of the county
was increased $20,000 during the year
while the tax levy was $94,000. He re-'
I'-fers to some statements in the Preee. in
regard to county finances, made soma
1 weeks since.
"Beginning with your assertion that
Ithe taxes levied in this county this year
■amount to the round sum of $94,000, it
Ishould be explained that this amount in-
Iclnde the state, county, stock, school and
(special levies, as well as the municipal
levies in the incorporated towns—everything in fact thnt passes through the
^treasurer's hands. Of the 23 mills on
Ithe dollar which is* the total levy thia
Bar but 16J£ millB is for tb.e U6e of the.
county, which includes the school money
anyone-half mill special for bridges
The balance goes to tho state, viz., G1^
mills.
"Look at your tax receipt and see how
.the money is distributed. The general
fund, of course, is the one that is used to
bear the great burden of expense. Every
item of expense that is incurred in carrying on the county government is riaid out
of tliis fund except when provided to be
paid out of tho other, "funds—the court
expenses, sheriff's expenses, bailiffs,
guards, board of prisoners and jurors,
justices of tho peace aud constables, coroner's expenses, blanks and blank books,
printing bills, fuel, furniture, repairs and
u the hundred other items that constantly
k come up. Tho contingent fund is for the
I payment of salaries and is never large
■ enough; the poor fund for the poor and
■ tbc road fund for the roads, but they nroj!
h never large 500 iQ new
books and blanks, in exfa clerk Wre °y
doubling the duties oBthe treasurer an i
county clerk, as woll a? augmenting the
duties of the clerk of tife courfc nnd a8S;
essord-in fact all the 'Officers. It has
been found necessary tq »uild a fire-proof
vault to provide a sate, Place ot deposit
for valueable county "cords that could
not be replaced if desj*royed b>'fire* Tbe
project of building a iocal ^1 at Havre
is also under considj8"-4101-' another item
of expense which, ™*J temporarily increase expenditure?- *»*' wil1 Probably effect a saving late,e-on*
»*"_*ToW yrhf~ part thereof, against contagious or infectious diseases prevailing
in any other place, and against all persons and things likely to spread contagion or infection. The Board has powor
and authority to enforce such quarantine
until the same is raised by it, and may
confine any person affected with or likely
to spread contagious or infectious disease
to tho houso or premises in which he resides; or if such person has no residence
tin tho'ccjunly, to a pla*-o to btv- provjded-
by the Board for that purpose.
Section 2863. Evory practicing physician must report promptly to the county
Board of Health of tho county in which
there aro any diseases of an infectious or
contagious nature, under treatment by
him, and tho Board must at onco take tho
nciessary precaution to prevent tho
spread of the sime.
Section 2864. All necessary oxpenscs
incurred by the Board in enforcing the
provisions of this Chapter must bo paid
out of the county treasury, from tho general fund of the county.
IIECH8TKY OP lllIlTnS, DEATHS AND
MABKIAaES.
Pink of Propriety.
''&-yi\x9 wlarieeof officers will be reduc
It-fSS*.',.
Salem Gazette: Mies Pert—la Miss
Straight Laca circumspect?
Miss Caustic -Circumapect! Why, she
won't accompany • a young man to tho
piano without a chaperon^
Section 2870. All persons who perform
tho marriage ceremony must keep a registry of tho time of each marriago so celebrated, the residonce, the names in full,
the placo ot birth, tho age of each party,
and whether oither has over been married
before.
Section 2871. All physicians and professional midwives must keep a registry
of the time of cacu birth at which they
assist professionally, the sex, race and
color of tho child, and the names and
residence of tho parents.
Section 2872. Physicians who attend
deceased persons in their last sickness,
Clergyman who officiate at a funeral, coroners who hold inquests, sextons and
undertakers who bury deceased persons,
must each keep a registry of tha name,
age, residence and time of death of such
person.
Section 2873. All persons registering
marriages, births or deaths must quarterly file with the county clerk a certified
copy of their register. All such certificates must specify, aB near as may bo ascertained, the namo in full, occupation,
age, term of residence in tho city or
county, birthplace, condition, whether
single or married, widow or widower, sex,
race, color, last place of residence, and
causo of death of all decedents-
Section 2874. If at any birth no physician or midwife attends, the parents
must make the report.
Section 2875. The county clerk must
keep separate registers, to be known as
the "Register of Marriages" tho "Register of Births" and the "Register of
DeathB" in which the marriages, birthB
and deaths certified to him must be numbered in the order in which they are reported to him. There must be stated in
each register, in separate columns, properly headed, the various facta contained
in the certificates, and the name and official or cfarical position of the person
making the report. The county clerk
must carefully examine each report, and
register the samo marriage, birth or death
but once, although it mny bp reported by
different persons.
CEMETERIES AND SEPULTURE.
Section 2880. The title to lands used
as a public cemetery or gravoyard, situated in or near to any city, town or village,
aud used by the inhabitants thereof con-
tiuously, without interruption, as a burial
ground? for five yoarst iB vested in the inhabitants of- such oity, town or village,
and th*e lands, must not be used for any
other purpoaa.-than a pnbli-5 cemetery,
except that-the ^bodios interred therein,
maybe remov-*tahd no Others interred
therein, upon jhe order of the, Board ot
Conilty .Commissioners", .oity^council pr
other-body bttv-ng authority, when it np-
poTs-that the,-public health is endangered er for. any t^ljer good cause, but a new
cemetery mq&jETbe purchased and laid out
by propor -authority and such bodies removed aud iri'terred therein, nud the old
cemetery miiy be sold aud the proceeds
applied to-tHe purchase of the new cemetery.
Section 2881. Six or more human
bodies buried at one place constitutes tho
place a cemetery.
Section -268.. Incorporated cities or
towns, and Yor unincorporated towns or
villages, tlie)Board of County Commissioners of the county, may survey, lay
out and dedicate of the public lands aitu-
uted in or nssar such city, town or village,
not exceeding five acres, for cemetery and
burial purposes. The survey and description thereof, together with a certified
copy of tho order constituting the same a
cemetery, must bo recorded in the oflice
of tho county clerk m which the same is
located.
Section _883. "The inhabitants ot any
city, town, village, or neighborhood may,
by subscription, or otherwise, purchase
or receive by gift or donation, lands not
exceeding ono hundred and sixty acres"to
be used as a cemetery, tho title thereof to
be vested in such inhabitants, and when
once dedicated for use foi burial purposes, must thereafter bo used for no
other purpose, oxcept as provedod in Section 2880.
Section 2884. Tho public cemeteries of
cities, towrs, villages, or neighborhoods,
,mu-sM>e^3V.*>-Ked'and laid oM* inkblots,
and the general management, conduct
and regulation of interments, perrmts'-'to
inter or remove interred bodies, fNe disposition of lots, kooping tho samo in
order, aro under tho jurisdiction and control of tho cities and towns owniDg the
same, if incorporated; if not, then under
the jurisdiction and control of the Board
of County Commissioners ot tho county
in which they are situated.
Section 2885. The Board of County-
Commissioners, city trustees, or other
coiresponding authorities having juns-
diclioi: and control of cemeteries, may
mako general rules and regulations thero
for, and appoint sextons nnd other officers to enforce obedience to the same
with such other powers and duties regarding tho cemetery as they may deem
necessary, including tho right by taxation to raise money, purchase laud, lay
out cemeteries unci nianago lhem.
Section 2886. The authority having
tho control of a public or privato cemetery must requiro a registry of name, age,
birthplace, and the date of death and
burial of every body interred therein, to
be kept, by tho sexton or other officer-
open to public inspection.
Section 2887. Any person on whom
any duty iB imposed by Chapters I, II,
and III, of this Title, who fails, negelects,
or refuses to perform the same as therein
required, is liable to a penalty of fifty
dollars, to be recovered by the county attorney of the county, and when recovered
must be paid into the general fund of the
county.
They Saw the President.
Not long after Lincoln's election to tho
presidency he was in his office in tho old
state house in Springfield, when a tall,
lank countryman put his head into the
door and asked to see Mr. Lincoln. He
was from Kansas, ho explained, and with
his family was going back to Indiana.
Ho had voted for Mr. Lincoln nnd wanted
to see him. Mr. Lincoln received his unconventional caller with politenes and
presently the man asked: "What kind
of a tree is that below therein tho yard?"
It was a warm November day, and tho
window was open. Mr. Lincoln looked
out and said: "It is a cypress. I suppose you would havo known it if you had
been on tho ground." "No, I don't mean
thut" said the countryman; "I mean
tbe other one nearer tbo house. Yon
will have to loan farther out." Mr. Lincoln leaned oat and then, straightening
up, he said: "There is no other one."
"No?" said the man; "well do you see
that woman and them threo children over
there in that wagon? That is my wife
and children. 1 told them I would show
them the president-elect of the United
States, and I have, ftood-by, Mr. Lincoln." And so saying ho stalked down
staira.
Some of the Week's News. .
Fifty people were killed or injured and
seventeen nre missing from an explpsion
of fire damp at a colliery in Prussia.,
Severe storms are reported in the east.
Moonshiners ore arrested in Kentucky
after some bloodshed.
Lord Dunraven leaves for England
without accomplishing anything before
the yacht committee.'
War preparations are made in South
Africa, at Johannesburg.
Several persons were killed by an
earthquake in Italy.
Governor Riokarda goes to Washing?
ton to interest the general government in
the Cree In-dinn depredations in Montana.
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Robert McDnniela" is shot by "Doc"
Bovee, in a quarrel over a woman, at
Wicks, on tho. 33lh ult.
The gold reserve reaches 64L{milliov>'-
The beer trust in Chicago is broken.
San Francisco gets another sensational-
cobo in court. Rev. C. O. Brown charges
a Mrs. Davidson with criminal oxtortiou.
A. Dncharme & Co., a shoe firm of
Butte, fail.
Tho administration willingly puts nil
responsibility of legislation upon tho republicans in congross.
A man nnd woman nro cremated alive
by lynchers at Lebanon, Ky.
A burgular gets tipsy nnd gives hini-
self away, in Helena.
Major General Miles is licensed by the
secretary of war, of being too talkative.
Venezuela makes preparation to defend
its territory by arms.
Gladstone receives many messages of
congratulation from all over the world,
on his eighty-sixth biarthday which occurred on tho 29th ult.
The Cuban patriots won a battle near
Colon. About 1500 Spanish soldiers nro
supposed to havo beeu slain.
Tho Atlantic exposition closed on tho
31st.
Greatest of January
Clearance Sales.
$50,000 worth of elegant winter
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of Great Falls, Mont.
As n result of recent investigation, it
would seom that science had at lost unearthed the strange socrot of tho snalco
charmer, says tho New York World. For
years it has been a mystery how certain
individuals could handlo tho most veuo-
mous serpents with impunity, suffering
not tho slightest harmful effects, oven if
bitten repeatedly. Somo timo since it
was suggested tbat this immunity from
the ovil effects of tho poison might bo
duo to the fact that tho charmers havo
frequently beon accidentally bitten by
cobras and Icnrits, and having survived
tho first attack.experienced no evil effect
from subsequent bites. Much attention
has been directed in India to tho experiments which have lately beon mado with
a view to determining the valuo of this
theory, and it has been clearly shown
that when the venom is introduced into
the system in gradually increasing doses
lho subject need not fear tho vicious
fangs of tho reptile.
Cases of immunity from scorpion stings
are al«o well known. A gentleman iD India, hearing of a Mahometan fakir, who
had established a reputation for himBelf
in this respect, dotoi mined to investigate
the case and banish, if possible, all chance
of trickery. He therefore dug up the
scorpions himself, and these formidable
creatures he describes as being from five
to seven inches long, with claws liko
those of lobsters.
These scorpions the fakir waB told to
irritate, bnt to avoid adopting the coarse
usually pursued by the fakirs for this
purpose, namely, by pinching the
tbo end of the tail. „ This is almost a snre
way of preventing tho scorpion from
stingiug. By touching them on the part
of the body indicated, each ono of them
stung him strongly enough to draw blood
but tho man was apparently none tho
worse. Thero could bo no doubt as to
tbo genuineness of tho exhibition, aud
the fakir was bolieved when ho said that
he had frequently been the victim of a
scorpion's sting.
II
iicoriioriltwl under tlio laws of Montana
April r.,18«l.]
Capital - - $75,000.
Surplus - - - 15,000.
, K. At Wilson President,
.laeob Switzer Vlec-Prcsldimt,
!•'. I'. Atkinson (Vshici*,
XV. XV. Miller Assistant. Cusliiei
Diur.CTOHfl:
. K. Atklii**oii,l*\ P. Atkinson. lVtcr Liir.-on.
.lolm.I. Klhs, .lucob Switzer, .Tens Leslie
i A general tinnkini; business tninsoutcd. I:»
I teresl, allowed on time denoslts.
How Could He?
Lewiston (Me.) Jdurnal: It was in a
Caribou church only a week ago Sunday
that the choir did not put in an appearance at the opening honr. The pastor
arose, glanced at the empty choir seats
and said: "I see the singers aro absent
this morning. Let all arise and sing
•Praise God From "Whom All Blessings
Flow.'"
Say yon saw it in Thb Montakl-n.
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